Fullerene

Profs. Sabrina Sartori and Reshef Tenne

Cooperating for a Clean Future

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Environment, Energy, Nanoscience, Materials Science

Visiting professor Sabrina Sartori is working to create new materials for green energy storage

An intermediate molybdenum disulfide nanoparticle has an octahedral center and a spherical outer shape

Shine a Light on the Nanoworld

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When does an eight-sided nanoparticle become a sphere, and how does this affect its potential use?

illustration:"Buckyball" discovery

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They sound like characters in a miniature fantasyland: fullerene, nanotube and quantum dot. But these and other nanosized...

New Class of Molecular Magnets May Advance Microelectronics

New Class of Molecular Magnets May Advance Microelectronics

24.09.1998

Materials Science

REHOVOT, Israel -- September 24, 1998 -- Weizmann Institute scientists have created a new class of magnetic materials made of...

New Material Shows Superior Lubricating Properties

New Material Shows Superior Lubricating Properties

19.06.1997

Materials Science

REHOVOT, Israel -- June 19, 1997-- A material discovered at the Weizmann Institute of Science has shown...

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